Clothes peg



Dec. 21 1926.

F. MCC. CLERKE cLoTgIEs PEG Filed March 24, 1926Y Patented Dec. 21,1926.

FLORENCE MCGARTHY CLERKE,

on MIDDLE PAR-K, AUSTRALIA'.

CLOTHES PEG.

Appiicatioaiea vnimh 24, 1926, serial No. 97,125, and in Australia April 9, 1925;

This invention relates to improvements in 'clothes pegs and consists inthe provision Yof means for making a double ended -peg that` is intended to be used in place of the ordinary vor dolly peg now in general use(l v The dolly peg is objectionable onfaccount of its liability to split but I have found it possible to provide by my vinventon apeg that will not be so liable to `break and which,

moreover, shall be double ended, with the attendant advantages ofsuch a construction. Y v Accordingly, therefore, `I form two pieces of wood, bone or othersuitable material' in such a way that when placed together, vside by side, the pieces `will not. touch except at the centre where a slight boss is formed and kwhich acts as a fulcrum to each piece and permits of each rocking slightly, upon thel other, At this central or medial part of each piece a stout binding isplaced Vto hold.

the pieces together thus forming a double yended peg having in each end a certain resiliency and considerable strength.

The binding may be of stout wire or a strapl of metalv .suitably prepared 'and "clamped or Aotherwise ysecured on the wooden or other pieces formingthe peg. i

`Butin order to fully understand'the inf' Fig. l is -a perspective view of the improved double ended peg. A n

vFig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevationof the same, and

peg in practise.

- Two separate `pieces 4 of wood or other l material are taken and .formed vwith 'flaringl ends and a mediallbossf so thateither piece :40 need not touchI the Vother 'exceptat therboss l upon which part each piece 4"will be capable v of rocking upon the other. l/Vhile beingv `serted in peg. l .v

In the laundry treatment of delicate V- *lfabrics this peg will be found'especiallyvention reference is made to the accompany#L s ing drawings, iii/which Figg' shows .two ways of applyingv the Y is placed on a line or support, the opposite end willv close prior to any serious bending strain beingr placed on the other end.y `Thel peg-willbe formed and hollowed yout sulficiently to easily receive ythe wire or `other clothes linejand to grip the same when in-' nseful'as such articles may be pegged' out in the manner'shownin VFig, that is to v say, by first placing the fabric in onev end of thepeg, theother end of whichis then secured tothe clothes line from below, thus tending to tighten the legsof the peg iipon` the article without damage hereto.4 `While i I 'prefer to'malre theV pieces 4l separately the double ended peg may, nevertheless, be formedvf'roin one piece` of wood that lwill remain solid'at the medial part and bound yor secured -thereat, butthis is not togbe recommended. y Y t Having now described myinvention, what I claim asv new and desire to secure'by `Let-V Y15A Vdouble ended peg made up of the` combination'of two Ypieces of woodhaving outwardly flaring ends, `a medialy boss on eachpiece abutting-one'on the other to permit of a slight'rocking movement between the two partsrand meansv for vsecuring the Vpieces together.

' 2. A louble ended'peg made up V'oflthe combination of two pieces of wood having flaring ends, .a 'medial vboss on each piece abutting Vone onth'e'otlfier and capable of a fslight rocking movement one on the. other when placed parallel boss. to boss and a wirel strap or band placed about such medial parts to hold the two pieces together.v

@In testimony. whereof Yhave vsigned naine tothisspecification.` 

